I've started using a LOT of Lapua brass in the last few years…and also started going down the neck-turning/neck tension rabbit hole too. Again…splitting hairs!!! I love it though. Technically an addict and not a hobbyist, but I'm not one to point fingers.
243/6mm rifle build...thoughts?
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lancetkenyon
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My 6.5SLR is my daughter's. She started shooting it at 10 yo. She has killed 3 mule deer bucks and 5 pronghorn with it!
LuvDog
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I keep coming back to this thread too and I think I'm going to build a couple of 6GT rifles. one for me and one for my son.
I have 2 GT's and they both are tack drivers , even though they were both for were made ,for PRS . Will I ever go to another caliber . NEVER, very little powder, not too much recoil and can shoot well over 1k yds . Without a hiccup. If you need more info pm/dm .Hello everyone! I'm thinking ahead a bit, but I'm considering a 6mm build in the next couple of years. I will preface this discussion with the fact that I will be building the rifle on a Remington 700 action in 243 Win. I have shot thousands of rounds out of this rifle, and it is my favorite gun. Period. I've killed prairie dogs, varmints, coyotes, deer, and antelope with it. Shot paper, steel, shotgun shell hulls, and coins with it. The thing has always been a tack driver, and Iit!
Anyway, my only complaint about the gun, being a factory rifle in 1-9.5 twist, is that I could not stabilize anything heavier than 95 gr pills out of it. Groing in the long range game, I've found myself leaving the gun in the cabinet in favor of my 7mm Rem mag and 308 Win.
I'm torn about what cartridge to focus on for a new build. All would have a 28 inch barrel with a 1-7" twist.
243
Pros - I already have a love for the chambering, I have the dies, brass, etc.
Cons - you cannot let the heavier bullets out as much (COL) as I might want to.
6CM
Pros - There are components, specifically brass, available. There is more room to seat bullets out in the short action mags.
Cons - I'd have to buy new brass and dies. I will also be honest that I don't want to become part of the CM fan BoyzI like my older cartridges.
6 GT
Pros - From everything I've read, you get more for less. The same velocity, less powder, less recoil. The chambering looks exceptionally efficient! I can let my seating depth out even more than the CM.
Cons - finding brass looks to be a pain in the ***, and again I'd have to get new dies. It doesn't hurt my pride as much as becoming a fan boy, but switching still hurts my pride a bit.
Those are my thoughts. I'd love to hear what y'all think. Thanks in advance!
All kinds of good advice here. Mine would be send the barreled action to Shilen and have them install an Alternut barrel in your choice of contour and twist rates as I did with my Rem 700. They are very good to work with and not too bad on return time.
Alternut system: twists and calibers: https://www.shilen.com/calibersAndTwists.html
The system allows you to change out barrels to suit your hunting or target preferences.
Alternut system: twists and calibers: https://www.shilen.com/calibersAndTwists.html
The system allows you to change out barrels to suit your hunting or target preferences.
DustThroughaFan
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Same here. If I don't watch it, I'm going to end up with a 6slr.
lancetkenyon
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You won't be sorry.
DustThroughaFan
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I've already talked myself out of it lol. I'm going to do another 243ai. I'll set the chambers up as close to the same as I can and I'll do all my fire forming in my hunting rifle.
Twist for up to 110gr pills ? Should I go 7.5 or would I be safe with 8 ?
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Ronald W Schaefer
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Always someone stumping for Hammer bullets...
You should go 7 and definitely not 8. In one of my prior posts I mentioned when I talked with Krieger and Berger they both recommended 7 twist for the heavier bullets.
